Chapter 4791 — Honorary Vice-Captain
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"In that case, I shall not force the matter," Oda Ba said with a bitter smile. Disappointed as he was, he knew that someone like Wei Zhao had to be befriended by every means possible; perhaps a sliver of a chance would remain in the future. To keep offending him would only earn him an unimaginably formidable enemy.
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Given Wei Zhao's astonishing performance in last night's battle, Oda Ba could not help but begin to doubt the young man's background. Of one thing at least he was certain: this was no simple son-in-law of West Island and disciple of North Island. Behind him there must stand a force far stronger and more fearsome!
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Otherwise, it would have been utterly impossible for him to take up the Starfall Formation so adeptly from the very start—such a thing was hard to come by on either West Island or North Island.
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Still, Oda Ba was not one to give up so easily. He tried again. "This ship has been badly crippled this time. Without a strong hand at the helm, greater chaos may well erupt along the way. So I have a presumptuous request—I hope you will give it serious consideration."
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"Oh? Speak freely," Wei Zhao said with a slight frown. His view of the man had changed a good deal by now; at least he no longer loathed him as before. If the request was not excessive, granting it would not be much trouble. After all, he and his companions were still aboard this warship—if something went wrong, they would inevitably suffer along with it.
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"I would like to invite Young Hero Lin to take control of this ship alongside me. Rest assured, there will be no repeat of that blunder from before. Every crew member aboard will follow each of your orders to the letter. Might I trouble Young Hero Lin for his help?" Oda Ba paused, then added, "Of course, this calls for a proper title, and an honorary vice-captain's post should serve nicely. Rest assured, it will not interfere with anything else you wish to do. You may leave whenever you like, no strings attached."
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"Take control of the warship alongside you?" Wei Zhao's eyes lit up. An honorary vice-captaincy meant nothing to him, but the chance to command an ancient warship of this scale—that interested him greatly!
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Even without a sailor's dream of roaming the seas, any man is instinctively drawn to such things—guns and cannons, chariots and horses, and above all a super-class warship that embodied ultimate military might. It was written into the bones, and Wei Zhao was no exception.
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Wei Zhao, who had begun as an assassin, had flown planes and fired cannons in the secular world—but he had never commanded a warship! And especially after personally operating a killing formation on the level of the Starfall Formation, truth be told, he had developed rather a fondness for it that he was loath to let go!
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Even though at the time he had only placed the pieces at Gui Dongxi's direction, to duel through the Starfall Formation against a maritime overlord of the Sea Dragon's caliber and even send it fleeing in panic—that feeling was utterly intoxicating beyond compare, impossible to tear himself away from.
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If only I had a super-class warship like this one! That was the first thought in Wei Zhao's mind when he walked out of the command room. Of course, it was only wishful thinking—but now that the chance to command an ancient warship had come again, he would certainly not let it slip by. Once this chance passed, there would be no second one.